Vending machine



' May 15, 1928.

M. BENEDCT VENbING MACHINE Filed June l?. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 May l5, 192.8.

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M. BENEDICT VENDING MACHINE Filed June 17. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 700 fad l 54 33 az 7 lu/wanton Patented May 15, 1928is UNITED STATES vPATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL BENEDICT, F NEW YORK, N. Y. i

VENDING MACHINE.

Application lcd Iunc 17, 1926.

This invention relates more particularly to a class of apparatus for dispensing arti cles. i

My invention has for its object primarily 6 to provide a slot machine designed to be employed in public places and elsewhere for permitting fancy post cards, good luck prophesying cards and other suitable articles of merchandise to be sold in a manner whereby a person on inserting into the machine a coin of a-given value will cause the figure of a living object to operate for picking-up and dispensing the articles singly with each deposit of the coin in the machine. The figure may be of a form representing a bird, animal or other living object which is so positioned that the person using the coin may observe the novel and interesting manner in which the ligure operates, and which by reason of its lifelike appearance and action in its movements will serve to attract attention thereto.

The invention consists essentially of a cas ing having a chute leading into its interior, 35 and in the casing is a movable ligure of a living object, such as a bird, animal, fish or other object. Power driven mechanism is provided in the casing for being made effective by a coin of a determined value being 3o insertedin and ejected from the chute for causing the ligure to rotatively move Vin downward and upward directions and to cause the ligure to rotatively move the second time in downward and upward directions. Associated with the figure is means which is operative bythe mechanism for causing the mouth of the figure to open and close for picking-up an article in the casing when the figure is first moved a determined downward distance and to subsequently cause the mouth of the figure to open for discharging the article with the second downward movement of the figure. Possession of the article when discharged may be taken by the person who used the coin, and means is provided for being operated by the mechanism to shut-off its power with the deliveryT of the article by the figure.

Wvith these and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciiicaserial No. 116,587.

tion in which similar' characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of one form of slot machine embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine.

Fig. -3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View, partly broken away and partly in elevation, taken through the machine.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view, partly in elevation and partly broken away, taken on the line 4--4 of Fig.l3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view, partly broken away and partly in elevation, taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5A is an enlarged fragmentary sectional vievv taken on the line 3A- 5A of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, partly in elevation, showing the parts of the machine for closingandopening the circuit to operate and shut-off the power to the operating mechanism after being operated for a given period of time, andr which showsy a diagrammatic view of the electric circuit. y

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sec tional view, partly in elevation, showing the stop parts of the machine in a diiferent position.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, partly in elevation, showing the s top parts in still a dilferent operative position.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged side elevation of the supporting plate' of the ligure of a living object used in the machine for dispensing articles.

Fig. l0 is a similar view showing the plate of the figure in a different tilted position.

AFig. 11 is a similar view of the plate of the ligure showing it in another tilted position.

Fig. 12 is a similar view of the plate of the figure showing it in still another tilted position, and

Fig. 13 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 13-13 of Fig. 7, and which shows a plan of the circuit closing post or pin of the trip switch used in the machine. y f

The machine has a casing 10 which may be of any appropriate size and shape, though the casing illustrated is substantially rectangular to provide a bottom wall 11, front wall 12, sidewalls 13, 14 rear wall l5 and an upper wall 16. The casing is divided into a lower chamber 17 and an upper chamber A18 by a partition 19 which is supportedwacross `the center of the interior of the casing. The

casing may be supported at a suitable ^eleva tion on a number of legs or standards20,

and the part of the front wall "12 above the an upright substantially L-shaped partition.

24 extending from the cross partition' 19 to the upper wall 16 and also extending from the side wall 14to the rear wall 15 of the casing. Above the rear half of the cross partition y19 between the subchambers may be a platform 25 which is formed by a partition of somewhat the `shape of an inverted 'L which extends between the upright partitions 22, 24. `On the inner face of the rear wall 15 above the platform 25 and between the subchamber's may be a mirror 26, and

the inner faces of the walls as well as the platform may be fancifully decorated `if desired inorder to present 'an attractive ap# pearance to persons. In partsof the partition 19 at the front of the casingare two spaced openings 27, 28, and leading from a slot 29 at one side of the upper portion of the front wall 12 of the casing is a chute, as 30,"whichextends downwardlv on an incline i into lower chamber 17 of the casing for receiving and delivering a coin of a given value.` The lower end of the chute 30 is fastened, at`31, to a plate 32 which extends longitudinally from the front wall toward the rear wall of the casing, and the lower open end of the chute isin register with an opening 33 inthe plate 32. Under the plate 32 is a removable drawer or box34, Fig. 6, of a suitable size and shape for receiving the coin ydischarged from the chute, `and in one side of the part of the chute above the plate 32 is a slot or hole 35. The second end o'f the plate 32 is supported on one end of a bracket 36 of substantially the shape of an inverted U to provide two spaced legs 37, 38 and a spanning member 39. l The U- shaped bracket 36 is of such a` length that it extends nearly across the width of the lower chamber 17, and the bracket is fastened, at

`39", to the bottoni wall 11 of the casing about y midway between the front wall and rear wall of the casing.

In the subchamber 21 of the upper chamber `18 of the casing 10 is afiired` frame 40 composed of two spaced upright substan- 'tiallyrectangular plates 41, 42 which may be boltedrtogethen asat 43, and the central part of each of these rectangular plates may be `cut-out, nas at 44. Across the central part `walls of the L-shaped partition 22 -of the subchamber 21 is a bearing 48, Figrf, and on the opposite face of this wall of `the'partition is' a second bearing 49 having its bore in register with a hole inthe partition and in register with the bore olf the bearing 48. A tubularshaft 50 has one of its ends journaled in the bearings 48, 49 so that this end of the `bearing protrudes into the subchamber 421 beyond the plate 41 ofthe frame 40, and this tubular shafft is of such a length that its second endterminates in `the center of the upper chamber 18 of the casing above the platform 25.

On the end of the tubular shaft 50 in the upper chamber 18 of the'casing is mounted the figure ofa living object, as 51, which in the drawing is shown as representing a bird, 'though the object maysimulate an animal or fish or other animated object. The figure of thebird 51l1as a hollow body 52 which is lll() divided lengthwise into halves 53, 54, and

these halves are mounted on a. central plate 55 of a shape corresponding to the general contour ofthe hollow body of the ligure. One .ofthe feet, as 56, of Athe object 51 is `formed on the plate 55, and this foot'is tubular to Aprovide a passage 57 leading i toward *the center of the body portion 58 of the "plate 55. The rmouth or beak or lbill of the object or bird has one member, Ias 59,

integral with 'and projecting from the head portion 60 of the plate. Thesecond member, as l61, of the bill of the object or bird is preferablyin the form of atapered finger or short bar having its central part pivoted, at 62, to the central `part of the head por tion 6() of the plate 55. so that one end of the tapered 'bar or second member of the 'bill is pivotally movable toward and from the member 59 of the bill. The feet 5,6 of the plate 55 of the object is welded or otherwise secured to the upperpart of the end of the tubular shaft 50 above the platform 25 of the casing, and the passage 57 of the feet leads into the interior of 'the tubular shaft.` lVhen the shaft`50 is `revolved accordingly the robject will rotatively move or Vtilt in downward andjupward directions toward and from the part of lthe ycasing in front of overhangs the free end of the tubular shaft 50, and extending from the partition 24 of the casing may be a fixed tube 63 having its free, end abutting against the end of the tubular shaft 50, the second foot of the bird being above this tube 63. i'

Interiorly of the upper chamber 1.8 of the casing and on the top of the partition 1 9 is a magazine 64 for holding post cards, as A, or fortune-telling cards or other suitable articles of merchandise. The magazine 64 is preferably substantially rectangular in cross section to provide two spaced side walls 65, 66 and a top wall 67. The side walls 65, 66 are fastened, at 68, to the partition 19 of the casing. These walls of the magazine 64 extend across the partition 19 under the central portion of the platform 25,

and the walls are of lengths so that theyv extend beyond the front of the platform and in proximity to the open front of the upper chamber 18 of the casing. The forward end of the walls 65, 66, 67 of the niagazine is closed by an inclined end wall 69.

In the top wall 67 of the magazine adjacent the end wall 69 is a receiving inlet or opening 70 in register with the delivery outlet or opening 28 of the partition 19 of the casing, and in the top wall of the magazine in closely spaced relation to the receiving opening' 70 is a delivery outlet or opening 71 in register with the opening 27 of the partitiony 19. The part of the magazine extending beyond the front of the platform 25 and which includes the receiving ope-ning 7 0 and the de-' livery outlet 71. may be considered as a box like portion. The receiving opening 70 and delivery outlet 7l are both positioned so that the object 51 when lowered and raised to different angles, as will be subsequently explained, will pick-up the articles delivered through the outlet 7l and afterward deliver the articles for being dispensedl through the opening 70. On the upper wall 67 -of the magazine 64 at the rear edge of the delivery outlet 7l is an upward extending guide plate 72, Aand in the side walls 65, 66 are journaled the ends of a shaft or rod 73 which extends across the interior of the magazine. On the central part of the shaft 73 is held the lower end of a rod 74 which extends upwardly through the delivery outlet 71 with its upper end normally disposed for mov ably contacting with the guide plate 72, and on the ends ofthe shaft 73 is held one of the ends of a pair of weights or bars 75, '75 which are disposed on downward inclines for serving to rotatively hold the shaft 73 for retaining the upper end of the rod 74 in yielding contact with the guide plate 72 for movably holding the articles against the guide plate when delivered through the outlet 71. In the upper parts of` the side walls 65, 66 of the magazine 64 and under the rear edge of the receiving inlet 70 are Journaled the ends of another shaft 76. On the central parts of this shaft are held the lower ends of two spaced rods 77, 77a which protrude upwardly on, rearward inclines through the inlet 70 of the magazine. The rods 77 77d are of such' lengths that their upper ends terminate above and on a ver tical line similar to the end of the rod 74, and on the lower parts of the rods 77, 77 may be a cross plate, as 78. On the ends of the shaft 76 are held one of the ends of two weights or bars 7 9, 79 which vserve to rota# tively hold the shaft 76 to maintain the rods 77, 77a and the cross plate 78 normally in their rearward inclined positions. Extending from the side walls 65, 66 crosswise of the center of the interior of the magazine are two spacedalined plates 80, 8l. Ben tween the central part Aof the plate 80 and the top wall 67 of the magazine is a plate or side wall 82, and between the central partl of the plate 81 and the top wall 67 is another plate or side Wall The plates or walls 80, 81, 82, 83 are of lengths to provide a box or chamber, as 84, which extends from the rear of the casing to the delivery outlet 71 of the top Wall 67 of the maga* zine for holding the articles to be dispensed from the machine. The central parts of the side walls 82, 83 of the box84 are slotted lengthwise respectively at 85, 86, and in the box 84 is a sldable substantially rectangular pusher plate 87 having extending in opposite directions from its ends two apertured lugs 88, 89 which are slidably disposed through the slots y85, 86 0f the side Walls 82, 83 of the chamber 84 of the magazine. ln the` apertured lug 88 of the pusher plate 87 is fastened one end of a line or cable 90 which extends exteriorly of the chamber 84 to the forward part of the magazine, and this cable is trained over a pulley 91 held on one end of a shaft 92 having its end parts journaled in the slotted side walls 82, of the chamber 84. In the apertured lug 89 of the pusher plate `87 is attached one end of a line or cable 93 which also extends exteriorly of the chamber 84 to the forwardpart of the magazine, and the cable 93 over a pulley 94 held on the shaft 92. The cables 90, 93 are of such lengths that their second ends pass through the opening 28 of c passes Ilm p type adapted to be electrically diiven from.

8.7. is. moved rearwardly -olndout of: tho.. oho-my ben against thepull of the Weightor ban-9,5.

Shaft, to niovet-he object 51 downwardly and upwardly, and the mechanism B4 includes the parts o1' means C :for delivering eachlol" thegcaiids A to be. dispensed by the object The Inechanisinalso includes. the `.parte D lor opening and closing` the` niouth oli` the object 51. toopickupifand discharge the cards, and included 4in the mechanism ai-e the parte `oi means 'lfoi.'-

shutting-olll the powei' to stop the.. mechanism altei' `the machine has operated toi' a determined period on ilfollowingthe delivery of each of` the cards.V i The mechanism lf hase diiye shatit, 06 which Ournaled innn ainncas 97., extending from thelegzb otthe U-shaped bracket. 36 in the. lowei: chamberv 17 oli the casing." On` the drive ehai'ft 00 awoini gear 98, and ininesh with this ,i'oiin gear is a worin 99 held on the 'shaft et a Inotoi 100 which. may ber olf? any suitable any` source of: current supplywuch:1s-ambattei'y 101 through the medium.` of a circuit,

as 102, Fig. 6.. @n the drive shaft 96 is apulley 10B over `which is trained abelt 101,

and this belt also passes oven a pulley 1.05A helden a stud 100.j0n1'naled in an u[. i=ight plate o1:` bracket 107` which is scoured, at 108, to: thevlovv'ei'f wall 11 ol' the casing.

Also on. the stud,l 100is a. bevel gear 109= inmeshwithi a bevell gear -whi`ch isheld on the loweijendo'f a vertical shaft 111 having,l its lower4 endl joui'rnaled in the bracket 107. This e vertical shait 111 extends throughua holeinithel cross partition 19 and intothe subehanibei 21 ofthe casing. 'lhe upper end of the shaft 1111 is joui'naled ina bracket, as 112, Fig. 5, which is lined on the wall 22 oli the subchanibeiiil, and attlie upper end of the shaft 111 a worin 113 which meshes with a Worin geen 11d held on a stud, as 115, hailingl its 'ends journaled in the bracket 112 and'in the bai-feo. et 'the plate 112 of .the lined iii-aine 1-0 in theA subcharnbei' 421.

On the stud 115 a spi'oelet wheel 1h10 oi the paits-i G for delinzening; the cards A singly through the oliitletlf ot the magazine 6ft, and passing. over the sprocket Wheel.-` '110- is a sprocket chain 1117, Thie sprocket chain lende` through: oijieninge in the pattition 19 and extends into the lowei.' chamberof the casingwhei'e it is trained over` a sprocket wheel 118 held on a stud 119 which is journaled in a bearing, 'as 120, fastened, at 121, to thebottoni Wall 11 of the. casing.I

Alsoonthe stud 119 is held a disk 122, and. the lower end o a. rodl` 123 is eccentiiically` Pivotal., 12e .to this .disk, The, oppors onda ofthe/rod 1.23 iohngod, it-.125, to olio-.lower ond of an ,oiootorfotpleto-.HG for'fooding'tlro i cards A singly through the outlet 7d, and', the ejectingfplate 12.6, is movable, 1nEV than grooves or spaced between two pairs 0f spaced vel-ricaguidelines 12T-,ion who. extend from the partition, ltlalongside, ofi thozondsof; toononnenZ? eorossoholondfof tho ohomborfl; oitho rme'ozno. 1.5i Onithostudfllo. isoieoer- 12.8 nilooohiwtlii weoor 129 hold on` a Shaft 159e-biol isA dieA posed in theltubular supportingfshait 5.0offg' tho olojoot; bird 5,1f Ono. of tho ende; oi.' the` shaft iS y ioereolod in. tho 1 111g; 4,7; of?, 8o the plato e2. of tho frame/e0 in the Sillon, Chamber; 21.,` and: thiSi elettr is of Suola a.. length that. it extendsthi'ough the. tnbulaif" shaft4 with; its,` second end` jouinaled in a, block` looarfirlg,` ris 1,3;1, Whiohio xodieithoi so.. end ofL the tubef (i3` that` abuts.V against the,j tubular shaft 50, asshpwn infEig.4 'llhe,

shaft 130isincludedI int-he paitsD off Y lrroohanislrl B1 'for opening and olooirlafhoi. moutlror bill of the obioot on brdi 5.1 and oo.; on the slwftllfundor the neosege of .the les 56 of tho obioot ie holdtho oonteriof rotary caniy 132 o i' Substantially an elliptic,` shape, and aboneV of the apioosiof the` @eint is tooth, ao 1133- 1 In. thoipasseeof 5.7. of tho,

loe of the object 51;. is ai rooinrooeble rodi 12541;" which extends` toward; the centen of the. body portion 58V of; the plate 55, and: to the` imo of; the body` portion ot the pleteinnroxf.

iinity `to the leg `56 isipiyoted, at; 135,' thai apex: efe a substantially Mohamed leven 1.3.6; One ojlil theaignis-,ovfy tliedeverf 1136 isinl t-hgi path ot movement, ofr the nod 134. Ai, rod; 137 has one ofl its ende'lnovablyi engagingp the secondiy aiin of the V-shaped.; leven 136,. nti andfthis rod 137 isslida-bly disposedthi-cough` two spacedeyesior 1i1gs1138, 139 which. prof.. tiude from the body` poition ofJtheobject. The second` endyo therod 137,1 is piyotedyatz` 140, to theendolthe-bei'f or bill; 6L in the, head 60 of the; platev. of the objecti On. the rod `137-between thei eyes 138, 1391 isi a.` fixed collar- 14.1 and;` encircling the rodi 1:37, between the collab 1451l and; thieieyeK 139r1i'slai spiral springA 1.112y whichV is tensioned fon nom nially serving to, forcethe.` colla-1' andiY the nodi` yieldingly in a direction; towaitdi the.. :Mrshaped` lever. L36' for` pitlotallyA movi-ngx theA free end offthe inemben 61: intoengagenientI Wit-h the inemben y 59` ofi the. beak or; nbilii ot the f object. On, theend of the. tubularshaft"501` in the. subcharnbei- 21 oii the, casingA 10 is4 held the freeend o one anniE 143. off" an ap?. pitoxirnately- L-shaped bracketf` 144 which.. ie, i soxilisposed that its other-arm Moveihangs 125 the stud 115 offthe geen. 128. lrotruding4 lateralllyffrom the free endlA offthe aifinA lefofl the bnacket 1&4' is a followers pin 1,46 ink movable engagement `with the edge of a cam` plateor4 controller 14:71 which is eccentrieally im) held on the stud 115 for operating the parts D to cause the mouth of the object 51 to open and close. The controlling cam 147 has a body portion 148 ofvan irregular substantially an ovoidal shape to provide a somewhat straight edge part, as 149, opposite to the stud 115, and protruding laterally from the body portion 148 in proximity to the stud 115 a tapered hump or extension, as 150, having a partly circular free end. Thecontrolling cam 147, cam 132 of the shaft 130 and L-shaped bracket 144 with its pin 146 are proportioned so that when operated the tubular shaft 50 will be rotated to rotatively move the object 51 downwardly at which time the mouth of the object will be opened and closed. The object will then be rotatively moved upwardly and afterward moved downwardly the second time. With the second forward movement the mouth of th-e object will again be opened and closed, as will be hereinafter more fully explained. j

The parts E of the mechanism D serve to start the operation of the machinewith the delivery of the coin in the chute 30, and these parts also serve to stop the machine after operating for delivering each: of the articles or cards A. The parts E include the operating lever or bar 151 which is fulcrumed, at 152, tothe upper end of an upright bracket 153 having its lower end fastened, at 154, to the plate 32 of the casing `about midway between the chute 30 and the leg 37 of the U-shaped bracket 36. One end of the operating lever is angularly bent, at 155, inwardly of the slot 35 and crosswise of the passage of the chute for being in the path of a coin passing through the chute. The other end of the lever 155 is fixed to the bolt 156 of a trip switch, as 157, which is interposed in the electric circuit 102 for ,closing the circuit to operate the motor 100 for operating the machine and to also open the circuit for shutting-olf the power to the motor to `stop the yoperation of the machine. The bolt 156 protrudes from the lower end of an upright bar, as 158, and to this bar is fastened. at 159` one of the side edge parts of a substantially rectangular insulating plate 160 having its other side edge portion projecting beyond the bar 158. On the free edge of the projecting portion of the insulating plate 160 is fastened 'by a bolt 161 and by a binding post 162 a conductive plate 163 which may be of an L- shape in cross Section so that one ofits arms overlaps the free side edge of the insulating plate. On the bolt 156 and spaced from the bar 158 is pivoted the elbow of a trip lever 16'4 which is preferably of an obtuse angular shape to provide a downwardly inclined leg, as 165, and a second leg or arm 166 which protrudes on an upward' incline toward the binding post 162 of the insulating plate 160. The leg 165 of the trip lever 164 is tapered toward its free end, and tothe arm 166 of the trip lever is fastened, at 167, an insulating plate 168 which extends laterally from the arm 166 and beyond the insulating plate 160 of the upright bar 158 of the switch 157. At the upper end of the insulating' plate 168 is a binding post 169 which extends across the space between the insulating plates 168 and the insulating plate 160. To the upper endy of the arm 166 .of the lever 164 is attached, at 170, one'end of a spring, as 171, having its other end attached, at 171% to the upright bracket 153 which supports the operating lever 151, and this spring is tensioned for'normally forcing the arm 166 of the lever 164 yieldingly in a direction toward the bracket 153 so that the tapered leg -165 of this lever will be yieldingly held normally in an opposite direction. On the U-shaped bracket 36 in the lower chamber 17 of the casing is a bar 17 2 having its central part pivoted, at 173, to the upper' plate 39 of this bracket. The bar 172 is of such a length that its ends terminate 'at the legs 37, 38 of the bracket 36, and the free end of the tapered leg 165 of the lever 164 is in movable contact with the part of the upperv face of the bar 172 above the leg 37 of the bracket 36, as shown in Figs. 6', 7, 8. The portion of the upper face of the end of the bar 172 in opposed relation to the bracketv 153 is grooved, at 174, to provide a stop shoulder 175 for being engaged by the leg 165 of thetrip lever 164, and to this grooved end of the bar 172 is attached, at'176, one end of a spring 177 having its other end attached, at 178, to the bracket 153. lThe spring 177 is tensioned for normally .forcingthe grooved end of the bar 172 yieldingly in a direction toward the bracket 153. To the other end of the bar 172 is pivoted, at 179, one end of a link 180, Fig. 3, and the other end of this link is pivoted,

at 181, to the upper end of a vertically dis posed lever bar 182 having its central part pivoted, at 183, to the projecting arm 97 of the leg 38 of the U-shaped bracket 36. n The lower end of the lever bar may be beveled, and this beveled end of the lever bar mov ably engages the peripheral edge of a disk cam, as 184, held on the shaft 119 adjacent the sprocket wheel 118 over which is trained vthe sprocket chain 117. Protruding from part of the edge of the disk cam 184 is a tooth, las 185, which is normally engaged by the beveled lower end of the lever bar 182. As will be later explained, the disk cam is of such a circumference and serves with each ofv its complete revolutions to operate the lever bar 182, link 180 and the bar 172 for cutting-off the power to the motor 100 for stopping the machinev after being operated for a given period of time.

The electric circuit 102, Fig. 6, has a wlre los i "of i the l motor.

186l1eading from lone `terminal of` the `batf tery 101 to `:one "terminal of `.the motor 1100. `A Wire v,1.87 .leads from the seconditerminal ofu thel motor torthetbindinggpost :1.62 of the we eon'ductivefplatel?, of insulating: plate 160 "oftheitrip svvitel1f157. A Wire .188leads fromthe secondi terminal oi the battery `101 toa. `Contact 189 adapted to be engaged-by ua suitable switch 190 :for closingr'theloircuit, iioianda-wire :191'leads fromf'the switch 190 to the bindinglpost i169 of the insulating .plate 168 of the trip :lever 164.

yVV'hen thefmachineis not in operation the ltigurew51 of the livingiobjeot, the controlling .die ,earn A147, the L-shaped bracketlli with its i follower upin `146 .and the toothed cam disk 1184" are, in their; respectivepositions, as shown .in .Fig.v3. ".Tofoperate Lthe maohinela coin fof algiven valueis inserted rin the entrance U20 V29 otatherehutey and lduring the passageA o fthe `eoin through the chute into the receiving boxi the ooi-n Willicontaetwvith thelbent lend .1155 ot the operating :lever 151.` lThis bent :end of the i operating lever 151 will 125 fniovefdownwardly in the` chute, and the oth er end of `the tlever will move upwardly .to Leause f the i switch 157 s to i likewise 1 move 1 .upiwardly. VViththeupWardl movement ot this switch lthetensioniofithe `spring 171 will #liicause `the trip lever A16'1 to :move from its A:normal l position, "as shown i in Fig. 6, with itsyarm`165 engaging the stopi shoulder 175 A'ori the groove 174:01 the bar 172tothe posi- Ition,fas shownlin Fig. 7, vwith the :arm 165 fyofthe lever i161 restingfon the partof the uupperface ot' thebar '172 rearwardlyofthe :groove 174i.` VVith' this movementot the trip flever 1164 thel binding` post 169 will also en-` gage `the `conductive fplate 163 of the insulat- MO Cing-plate 160 ofthefswitoh 157. AFollowing the closing ofthe switch 190on the `Contact 1189, the-circuit 102 Will be closedffromione terminal of the`1batte1'y101 over wire 188, through switch .1190,` over `Wire 191, Y through 45 the bindingfpost 169,through the conductive platel an'dover Wire 1187 `to oneterminal of themotor 100. From the second terminal of theibatteI-y` 1011the circuit will becom- `pletedover Wire `186 tolthevother terminal The motor will thenbe enerffgized, Vanclfwith the `rotation of its drive shaft the Worm99'and YWorm gear-.98 rwill lbe driven'for `ollriving theshaft96. `With the^driving of the shaft 96 `the pulley 103 *will-"be rotatedto "drivethe `sprocket chain 1041011 revolving the1pu1ley 105. The stud 106, and hevellgears 109, Will then :be

driven "for rotating `the vertical shaft 111 -which in turn will l'operate thewvorm 1131and feo Worin gear i111 for-driving the `stud 115.

u"VVithfthe driving of the stud 115 thecon- Vtrolling cam i147 and gears 128, 129 Willibe rotated for l operating i the shaft 130 :for Aoperating the mechanism Band thelparts `D '05 `tto operate i the` ligure `or` object.` 51.

'Simultaneously With 1 the starting of ithe mae-hina and with the driving ot' the stud 115 the sprocket Wheel 116, sprocket chain 117 n and vsprocket Wheel 118 of the stud 119 will i be driven, and With the driving of the. studI 1119 `the l eccentric 1 disk 122 `will be Yrevolved `for reciprocating therod 123andtheejectin gpiate 126 of the parts C of the mechanism 13. The disk `122 is of suoli a diameter that with eaeh of its revolutions the `ejeotingplatel Mwill be `moved betweenlthe `pairs ofiguide :plates 127, 127"t of theinagazinze(ilientirely t aei'osst'he ehamberll forfengaging-and feedfing `eachfofltheiarticles-or Cards A through the outlet 71 of the upper Wall67 off the Inag- 80 `azinc solthatrthe eard `willfbe@delivered between ther/guide plate 72 andthe yieldingly movable i rod 574 i for` being :piekedfup 'by the i .figure or object 51. 'These parts "G ofthe fmeohanism 'B1' are= so proportioned andtheir :operation isso `timed thatmnly one ofthe oardsvAwwill "beI delivered with each opera` tion of the machine and at the interval sfolfl'owingr the first downward or forward tilting rmovement of the objeet 51.` i

a.VVit-li the drivingoifithe stud115 `and the rrntary movement of the` lcontrolling oa1n'147 #the `pinf1i6 oi"` the-bshaped operating bracket 1111 :will lfollow the irregular peripheral edge of thef'controlling` cam, beginning ywith f the i 95 startin'gpositionrof the follower pinfand the fcontrollingscam, as shownin Fig. 3.` When lthe ifollo'wer `pin i116 has advanced `to :the ipartv 149 of the edgef of the controlling` clam `:147 the`i L-shaped bracket 114 :will have rotated sutcient di stance a for revolving' the tubular shaftll to cause theobjeety 51 tomove t 1`orwardly-towarditheloutlet 71 off thenfiagazine 61 to aboutthef position showniniFig. 9. `With the driving otthegear 12911` the-shatt l15'l0ivJill-be rotated ytoripositiffming the tooth 133-ot1the earn 132in`engagement Witht'he 'rodwlt ot' thesupportingmlate 55 of tlleobject 151. `The rod -Will thereby moveinivardly tof thebody` portion 58Hof the supporting iplato, `and `the. Veslraped `leven-136 will he moved on itspivot 136l to force thelrod 137 ltoward the top o1 thehead"poition-.Oofth-e -supporting.plate 55 againstl the tension of the: spring 142- Tliefrod 13'7Will theneause lthe member `6l offthe `billor 'mouth ofgthe supporting plat-e `and object I 51 l tof open for :gripping the card A which,` as explained, has been ej eetedl from the magaziney during these rmovements ot fthe parts `of fthe supporting 1 lplate `55. lVith Ythe further rotation of `the stud :115i and controlling cam 147 i so thatthe .follower pin lthas movedto thefpartnof the edge of the controlling cam, showniin :Fig 10,thehraeket 144Will havemovedfor 4rotatingr the tubular 'shaft-50 to lcauseithe l supporting `plate Y55 and Lobject l51 `to lcornplete therst downward movement, and synrhronously therewith the shaft130 Willxhave frotatedsfor releasing the engageaitlentv of `the i130 i tooth 133 of the cam 132 from its engagement with the rod 134 of the supporting plate 55. The tension of the spring 142 will then cause reverse movements of the rod 137 and of the member 61 of the mouth of the object to close upon the card A which in turn will be carried by the object until the object and supporting plate 55 has reversely moved to the position, shown in Fig. 11.

When the supporting plate 55 and the object 51 have moved upwardly to the position shown in Fig. 11, the stud 115 and the controlling cam 147 will have rotated to the position so that the follower pin 146 engages the part of the edge of the cam adjacent the peak of the hump or extension 150 ofthe cam 147, as indicated in Fig. 11 of the drawings. The supporting plate and object 51 will then have moved rearwardly approximately one-half the distance to its normal position, and the object is still holding.the card A in its mouth since the shaft 130 has only rotated suficiently to move the elliptic cam 132 so that the rod 134 is still midway between the tooth 133 and the opposite apex of the cam, which in turn causes the member 61 of the mouth to still grip the card. When the stud 115 and the cam 147 have rotated so that the follower pin 146 of the bracket 1.44 has moved to the peak of the hump 15() of the controlling cam 147, as shown in Fig. 12, the bracket 144 will then have been rotatively moved to rotate the tubular shaft for causing the supporting plate 55 and the object 51 to complete its second downward or tilting movement. The distance of .the second downward moven'ient of the object is less than the distance of its first downward movement in order that the mouth or bill of the object will be over and in proximity to the yieldingly movable guide rods 77, 77 u which protrude through the inlet 7 0 of the magazine 64. During the second downward and tilting movement of the supporting plate 55 and object 51, `the shaft .130 is rotated for causing the toothed cam 132 to be rotatively adjusted so that its apex opposite to its tooth 133 will engage the movable rod 134 of the supporting plate 55. The rod 134 will be moved inwardly toward the body portion 58 of the supporting plate, and the V-shaped lever 136 will be moved on its pivotr 1.35 for moving the rod 137 against the ten- `sion of the spring 142 toward the top of the head portion 60 of the supporting plate 55. The member 61 of the mouth of the supporting plate or object 51 will then be moved on its pivot 62 to open the mouth for discharging the card A on the guide rods 77, 77 a. The card will then slide from the rods 77, 7 7 a through the inlet 70 of the magazine upon an inclined slideway or plate, as 192,

, which .is provided across the forward part of the interior of the magazine, Fig. 3. The slideway 192 leads through a slot 193 in the front wall 12 of the casing of the machine, and the slideway terminates with a delivery bent end; or shelf, as 194, which protrudes fromv the front of the casing for receiving the dispensed card for being taken possession of by the person operating the machine with the coin.

With the discharge of each of the articles or cards A'the machine continues to operate for operating the stud 115, controlling cam 147, bracket 144, shaft 130 and tooth cam 132 for causing the mouth of the object 51v to again close, as above explained, and to cause the object. to return to its normal position in the upper chamber 18, and above the platform 25 of the casing. When the controlling cam 147 the follower' pin 146 and the L-shaped bracket 144 have advanced to their normal positions, as shown in Fig. 3, the toothed cam 184 of the stud 119 of the parts C of the mechanism will have made a complete revolution. The 4'toothed cam 184 is of such a. circumference and of such a shape that during each of its lrevolutions the lever bar 1.82 will move on its pivot 183 to move the link 180 for causing one end of the bar 172 to also be moved on its pivot 173 so that the grooved end ofthe bar 172 will be first moved rearwardly of the machine against the tension of the spring 177 for enabling the arm 165 of the trip lever 164 of the switch 157 to move into the groove 174 of the bar-172 immediately following the operation of the switch for closing the circuit 102, `as hereinbefore explained. Ihen the cam 184 has completed its revolution so that the lever bar 182 reengages the tooth 185 the tension of the spring 177 will cause the grooved end of the bar 172 to reversely move. Vith this movement of the grooved bar 172 the shoulder 175 of the groove 174 will engage the arm 165 of the trip lever 164 of the switch 157 for moving the arm 166 and insulating plate 168 to disengage the binding post 169 from the contact plate 163 of the insulating plate 160. The electric circuit 102 will then be broken for stopping the motor 100 to stop the machine following the delivery ofthe card A.

In the foregoing description, I have embodied the preferred form of my invention, but I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, therefore, I reserve to myself the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a slot machine, in combination, a casing having a chute leading into its interior, a movable figure of a living object in thef casing, *mechanism 'for causin gli the ligure `to rotfatively move in down 'ard and upward directions und to cause" the [igureto rotative- "ly inove the second time in downwardand upward `directions,andmeans carried by the fligure for being operated by said mechanism for causing the mouth of the iigurelto open Iand close `for picking-up `an article f in fthe casing when `the ligure is lirstinoved adetermined doivnward distance andto subserquentlycausef the mouth `of the iigureto open for *discharging'the article with the second downward movement ot thchtigure.

T2. "In La` slot machine, incombination, a casing *havingla chute leading into its inte- `rior,"afmovableftigure otaliving object in `the casing,iniechanism for causing theiigure to rotativelyfmove in dc'iwnward"and upward directions andito cause the "figure to rota4 tively move the'sccond time in i downward 'andupward directions, aiidfmeans carried b v the ligure iior being operated by `said lmechanism rior causing` the" mouth ot the Atigureitoopen and close tor Vpicking-up `an article iin'a given part of the casing when thefifgure lirstlmoved a determined downiward distance =and toi subsequently' cause the inouth ofithe ligure-to openfwhcn the Yfrgin'e vhas fimoved a dfliierent distance i with its second@downward `n'iovenient for discharging the article inanotherpart otthe casing. i m 11n i a slot machine,` in con'ibination, `a casing having i a` chute leading into its `interior,` adiiven shaft journaled in the casing, fa movableiigiire oliva living object on the shaft, mechanism to rotate the shaft for causing the figure to rotatively `move in downward and upwardy directions `and to cause' thetgure toiotativcly move the second V"time ,inf downward :and upward directions, Aand means "carriedl'iy the figure for being operatediiv `said mechanism "for causing the lni'outhof the iigureto 1 open and close for pickingiup an article in the casing `when 'theii'gure is i'irst moved a determined down- `ward'distance and to subsequently cause the inoutliot theiiignre to opcnifor discharging l the article with the second downward more- `.nient-nit the figure. i

wiyInf'a slot machine, in con'lbination, a

casing 'having'a chute leading into its inte-` 4rior,` a drivenshaft journaled inthe casing, 4a movable ligureiof a` living object lon the sliaft,n1ecliaiiismtoretaterthe shaft for `causing the figure tourotatively `move in `downward and upward directions and to cause the figure to rotativelv move the second time in downward and upward directions, andmeans carrie'diby` the ligure for being operatedby said mechanism forv causing the mouth of the ligure to open and close for `picking-np ian article lin a given part `of, the ci'sing'when the ligure is first moved `a deltermfinedtfdownward distance` and to subse-` irgeaewrr `quently causethe mouth of the figure to `open `for discharging the article in vanother part ofi'ithc casing. l

lIn sa slot `fmachine, in combination, "a 'casing having `a Areceiving opening andfan when Athe ligure has `moved a `ditlerent` dis-` ftance `wlthvits second downward movement adjacent delivery opening, i awchuteleading l into the casing, a movableiigure of arliv.-

inglobject ini the casing, mechanism for causingthe `figure 'to frotatively more inldown- -ward and upward directions andi to fcause the iigure to `rotatlvelymove the second time in downward and upward directions, and means carried by theiligui'e ici-'being i operated by said `mechanism `for "causingV the mouth'oi the ligure to open `and clofie tor picking-up .an article delivered through the vvreceiving opening `of the casing when the ligure isiiirst `moved! a determined down-1` ward distance and tosubsequentllv eausethe mouth of the iigurcito open whenithe iigure hasmoved a different distance withits second downvard movement "for discharging the articlethrough the delivery opening of the casing. i

(i. [ln :a -slot machine, in combination, a casing having a receiving opening :and an adjacentdelivery opening, i a chiite leading finto the casing, a drivenl` shaftxjournaledin the casing, aiigure ofiailiving :object held ou `theshait,mechanisni torotate the shaft `for causing the figure "to rotatively move iin downward fand upward directions andft'o cause thegurel to rotativelymove the second tiinein downward `and upward directions, `and means. carried by' the `figure for being operatedby saidniechanism for causing the'mouth of thefigure to open and close Vfor picking-up `an article delivered through the receiving opening of the casing `when thc ligure is irstmoved radetcrmined down- `ward distanceand to si'ibsequently cause .thc mouthi of the ligure to openwhenthe figure `has'inoved a di'lierentfdistance with its sec'- ond downward movement" for` discharging the: article through the delivery opening of the casing. i i l i 7.In arslot machine, inf` combination, la casing" having a chute leading intoyits interior, a movable figure of: Yailiving object -ii.i`the"cas1ng, power driven mechanism for causing the figure to irotatively move in downward andupward directions and `to i picking-up an articleinthe casing `when the i'igure is first moved a determined downward distance `and to `subsequently cause the mouth `of theifigure Ato open for dischafrg` ing the article with the secondfdownward Aimovemeiit?of the figureuand means made efi113@ fective by said mechanism to shut-ofi its grower with the delivery of the article by the gure.

8.`In a slot machine, in combination, a casing having a chute leading into` its interior, a movable figure of a living object in the casing, power driven mechanism Jfor causing the figure to rotatively move in downward and upward directions and to cause the igure to rotatively move the second time in downward and upward directions, means carried bythe figure for being operated by said mechanism for causing the mouth of the figure to open and close for ,picking-up an article in a given part of the casing when the ligure is first moved a determined downward distance and to subsequently cause the mouth of the igure to open when the ligure has moved a different distance with its second downward movement for discharging the article in another art of the casing, and means made eiective saidmechanism te shutfoi its power with the deliveryof the article vby the iigure.` p 9. In aI slot machine, in combination, a casing having avchute leading into its interior, a drivenshaft journaled in the casing, a movableigure of a living object on the shaft, power driven mechanism to rotate the shaft for causing the ligure to rotatively move in downward and `upward directions and to cause, the figure to rotatively move the second time in downward andrupward direct-ions, means carried by the ligure for being operated by said mechanism for causing the mouth of the figure to open and close for picking-up an article in `the casingl when the figure is first moved a determined downward distanceand to subsequently cause the mouth of thel ligure to open for discharging the article with theJ second downward movement of the figure, and means; made eiective by said mechanism to shut-oli its power with the delivery or the article by the figure. I p

10. I, a slot machine, in combination, a casing having a ,chute leadingy into its `interior, a drivenrshaft journaled inthe casing, a movable figure of a living objecten the shaft, power driven mechanism to rotate the vshat for causing the `figure to rotatively move in downward and upward directions and to cause the ligure to rotatively move the second time in downward and upward directions, means carried by the ligure for beingoperated byvk said mechanism for causing theimouth of the ligure to open and close for pickingup yan article vin a given part of the casingwhen the ligure is first .moved a determined downward distance and to subsequentlycause the mouth Iof .the figure.

to open when the ligure hasmoved a diierent distance with its second downward movement fordischarging the article in another part of the casing,A andl means made effective by said mechanism to shutfoi its power with the delivery o the article by thehgure.

n 11,. In a slot machine, in combination, a casing having a receiving opening and an adjacent delivery opening, ja chute leading into the casing, a movable figure of a living object in the casing, power drivenpme'chanism for causing the figure to rotatively move in downward and upward directions and to cause the figure to rotatively inove the second time in downward and upward directions, means carried by the igure :for being operated by said mechanism for causing lthe mouth of the figure to open and close for lpicking-up an article delivered through the receiving opening of the casing when t-he ligure is iirst moved a determined downward distanceVV and to Subsequently cause, the mouth of the figure to open when the figure yhas moved a different 'distance' with` its, second downward movement for discharging they article through the deliver opening of the casing, and means made fective by said mechanism toshut-oi Iits power with the delivery of the article Ithe figure.,A 'A v 12. In aislot machine, in eoinloinati'on, a casing having a receiving opening and van adjacent delivery opening, a, ehute 4leading into the casing, a driven shaft journaled in the casing, ,a figure of a living object held on the shaft, power driven mechanism to rotate the shaft for, causing the figure to rotatively movein downward Yand upward directions and to, cause :the figure'vtorro-- tatvely move the second time in downward and upward directions, means carried by the figure for being operated by said mecha-` nism for causing the mouthot the to open and Iclose for pickingup yarticle delivered through the receiving yopening of the casing when the figure ils irstmov'ed a determined downward distance and, to sub- Asequently cause ,the mouth of the figure to open when. the figure has moved aldilierent distance with `its Asecond downward inovement .for discharging the: article, through theV delivery opening ot the casing, and means made effective by said` mechanism` ,to shut-oil'` its .power with the delivery of the article by the figure. Y y

13. Inga slot machine, in co1nbinatioii,pA a casing havinga coin receiving chute leading into` itsv interior, a magazine in thecasing for holding removable articles and having a delivery opening anda receiving opening,

a movable figure ot a living objectin the casing, mechanism for causing the figure to rotatively Imove in downward and upward directions and to cause the `tigureto rotative` ly move the ysecond timeinldownward and upward directions, means .operative bythe mechanism for delivering the articles singly through the deliverylopenin'g of theginagaeine, and means carried. by the .iigure for ice being operated by Said mechanisin'tor causing the mouth of the ligure to open and close for picking-up an article delivered through the delivery openingof the magazine when the ligure is lirst moved a determined downward distanceand to subsequently cause the i mouth of the figure to open when the figure has moved a diiierent distance with its second downward movementfor discharging the article in the receiving opening of the magazine." f y y 14. In a slot machine, in combination,` a casingvhaving a coinreceiving chute leading into its interior, `a magazine in the casing `for holding removable articles and having a delivery opening 'and a receiving opening7 a driven shaft journaled in the casing, a

i movable figure of a living object held on the shaft, mechanism to rotate the shaft for causing the ligure to rotatively move in downward and'upward directions and to Acause the figure to rotatively move the sec- Alond time in downward and upward direc tions, means operative by the mechanism for delivering the articles singly throii gh the `delivery opening of the magazine, and

means carried by the ligure tor being operated by said `mechanism for causing the mouth of the figure to open andclose for picking-,up `an article delivered through the delivery openingbt the magazine when the figure is first moved a determined downward Y distance and to subsequentlycause the mouth of the figure to open when the figure has moved a dilerent distance with its second downward movement for discharging `the article in the receiving opening of the ina-gazine.

into `the lower chamber, a delivery outlet leading fromthe lower chamber, a magazine in the casingA fonholding removable articles and having a delivery opening and a receiving opening, a movable ligureiol. a living object inthe upper chamber` ot the casing, mechanism 'for causing the ligure to rotatively move'in downward" and upward directions and to cause the ligure to rotatively move the secondftime in downward and upward directions, means operative by" the mechanism for delivering the articles singly through the deliveryopening ot the magazine, and means carried by the ligure for being operated'by said mechanism -for causing the mouth of the ligure to open and. close or picking-up an article delivered through the delivery opening of the maga- Zine when the ligure is irstmoved a determined downward distance and to# subsequently `cause the mouth ofthe ligure to open when thetigure has moved a different distance with its` second downward move- `ment for discharging the article iii the re- `15. In a slot machine, in combination, a` casing having lower `and iipperchambers andhavi'ng a coin receiving chiite leading ceiving opening of the magazine to the delivery outlet of the lower chamber of the casing. y i 16, In a slot machin-e, in combination, a

casing having lower and upper chambers and having a coin receiving chute leading into wthe lower chamber, a delivery outlet leading from the lower chamber, a magazine in the lower chamber for holding removable articles vandhaving a box lilietop with a delivery opening fand Ja receiving opening, a driven shaft joiirnaled in thecasinga movable figure 'olla living object `held onthe y shaft, mechanism operative bythe coin received in and ejectedlirom theY chuteffor causing the figure to rotatively move downward and upward directions and to cause the figure to rotatively move thesecond time indownward and upward direcy i tions, means operative by thefmechanismy for delivering the articles singly through the delivery opening of the magazine, and

`means carried by the figure torbeingoperated by said mechanism for causing the` mouth of the ligure to openand close for picking-up an articlefdelivered through the delivery opening of the magazine when the Vligure is first moved a determined 4downward distance and to `subsequently eaiiset-he` mouth of the ligure to o en whenthe ligure y has moved a different distance with its second downward movement for discharging the article in the receiving opening of the chamber of the casing. i y y 17. In a slot `machine, 'in combination,` a casing having lower and upper chambers and having a coin receiving chute leading into thelower chamber, a delivery outlet leading from the lower chamber, amagazine in the casing for holding removable articles and having a delivery opening and a receiving opening, 'a movable ligure of a living object in theupper chamber of "the casing` power driven mechanism for causingthe `ligure to rotatively move `in. downward and `mined downward distance and to subsequently cause the mouth of the tiguieto open when the `figure has moved a diiferent `distance with itssecond downwardinovement for `discharging the article in the receiving opening of the magazine to the delivery outlet ofthe lower chamber ofthe casing, and meansfmade effective by said magazine vto the `delivery outlet of the lower y iso mechanism to shut-oli' its power following the delivery of each article by the figure.

18. In a slot machine, in combination, a casing having lower and upper chambers and having a coin receiving chute leading into the lower chamber, a delivery outlet leading from the lower chamber, a maga- Zine in the lower chamber for holding removable articles and having a box like top with a delivery opening and a receiving opening, a driven shaft journaled in the casing, a movable figure of a living object held on the shaft, power driven mechanism for causing the figure to rotatively move in downward and upward directions and to cause the figure to rotatively move the second time in downward and upward directions, means operative by the mechanism for delivering the articles singly through the 20 delivery opening of the magazine, means carried b the figure for being operated by said mec anism for causing the mouth of the Afigure to open and close for picking-up an article delivered through the delivery opening of the magazine when the figure is first moved a determined downward distance and to subsequently cause the mouth of the figure to open when the figure has moved a diii'erent distance with its second downward movement for discharging the article in the receiving opening of the magazine to the delivery outletof the lower chamber of the casing, and means made effective by said mechanism to shut-oi its power following the delivery of each article by the figure.

This speciiication signed and witnessed this 16th day of June A. D. 1926.

MICHAEL BENEDICT. 

